Staff's Positive Attitude

Today started off with the primary care doctor telling us about the blood results that came back in our favor. Certain markers that predict the bodies ability to recover are heading in the right direction and the latest chest x-ray showed improvement. Then when the respiratory therapists and nurses were doing the rounds they stood right outside of Tracy's room and spoke of how terrible Tracy was doing and how they did not think he would make it. I can not believe that they did not realize that we could hear all that was being said. After that they came into the room and started calling Tracy Trace which we he is never called by me and really over explaining all of the medical terms. This all really bothered me as since Tracy is a clinical pathologist he understands his blood work better than they ever could. They are hardly our friends so to make up cute nicknames was inappropriate. It is also difficult enough for us to try and have any kind of a positive attitude given our situation at hand but to have the majority of the staff saying out loud in ear shot that he does not stand much of a chance is frustrating to say the least. Anyway, I guess I had enough today. No more nicknames and more of a positive attitude at least in our earshot. Certainly Tracy has no chance if he gives up trying. We are not naive that he is serious, but without hope there is nothing. When Tracy is discharged, I plan on buying the "power of positive thinking" and passing them out to the staff.